WEBVTT PREPORTER: THE EARLY MORNINGPCRASH -- SENT THIS TRACTORPTRAILER OVER THE I-91 NORTHPBOUND GUARD RAIL -- PLUMMETINGPAROUND 40 FEET BELOWP>> IT WAS SLIPPERY THIS MORNINGPIT WAS GLARE ICE UP THERE.PREPORTER: FIRST RESPONDERSPARRIVED AROUND 1:30 AM. THEYPSAY ICY CONDITIONS CAUSED THEPDRIVER OF THE FEDEX TRUCK THPWAS PULLING TWO TRAILERS -- TOPLOSE CONTROL. AFTER THAT THINGSPONLY GOT WORSEP>> AND HE STARTED JACK KNIFING,PAND WHEN HE JACK KNIFED, HPSECOND TRAILOR FLIPPED OVER, ANDPSHEERD AND STAYED ON THE BRIDGE,PAND HE CONTINUED DOWN OVER THEPEMBANKMENT.PREPORTER: THEN -- DEPUTY FIREPCHIEF REAL BAZIN SAYS ANOTHERPTRUCK CAME CRASHING INTO THE ONEPTRAILOR THAT REMAINED ABOVE THEPOVERPASS -- A MOVE HE SAYS THATPDRIVER PURPOSELY MADE TO AVOIDPFLIPPING OVER --P>> CAUSE HE KNEW ABOUT THEPBRIDGE HE WASN'T GOING TO GO OFFPTHE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE SO HEPJUST PLOWED RIGHT INTO THE FIRSTPTRAILER THAT WAS THEREPREPORTER: AND WHEN HE GOT THEREP-- BAZIN SAID HE DISCOVERED BOTHPGOOD AND BAD NEWP>> THERE WERE REALLY NO INJURIESPBUT THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL SPILPFROM DISEL FUEL FROM BOTHPTRUCKS.PREPORTER: 350 GALLONS OF DIESELPFUEL POURED OUT BETWEEN THE TWOPTRUCKS.PHAZMAT CREWS SPENT MUCH OF THEPDAY CLEANING UP THE MESS --P>> THE TANKS ARE COMPLETELYPCRUSHED...AND THE PUDDLE OF OILPIS ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES DEEP!PREPORTER: THE ACCIDENT SHUT DOWNPTHE NORTH BOUND LANES FORPSEVERAL HOURS. THE TRACTOR HADPTO BE REMOVED FROM THE SIDE OFPTHE ROAD -- AND ITS PACKAGESPWERE MOVED TO A NEW TRUCK FOPDELIVERY.PBAZIN SAYS IT'S A RELIEF THATPBOTH DRIVERS WERE UNIJUREDP>> YEAH, THIS ONE HERE IS PRETTY

A tractor trailer crash delayed traffic for hours Thursday on I-91 in Westminster.

Vermont State Police said the crash happened about 1:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes.

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According to investigators, a Fed-Ex truck, that was pulling two trailers, was traveling North Bound on I-91. The driver lost control due to icy conditions, causing the truck to jackknife, and then come crashing down from an overpass.